The Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.78° S 153.15° E

The Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Reef sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.8° 

The Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at The Reef today (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for The Reef at 5PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

Table - waves today at The Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
1.6
SE
5
2.4
SE
7
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
2.1
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
48
36
37
37
27
55
55
44
40
123
526
839
979
1032
857
596
435
363
396
396
290
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:45AM1.58m
10:23PM1.26m
11:32AM1.51m
10:52PM1.11m
12:27PM1.44m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.21m
4:57PM0.57m
4:42AM0.27m
5:52PM0.68m
5:16AM0.34m
7:07PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
16
19
21
20
18
17
16
15
16
20
19
19
18
18
17
15
13
16
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
19
19
17
16
14
13
13
14
16
14
13
11
11
9
9
7
11
12
13
12
13
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